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Confined to an asylum for the criminally insane for the past four years, Nica (Fiona Dourif) is wrongly convinced that she, not Chucky, murdered her entire family. But when her psychiatrist introduces a new group therapy tool — a "Good Guy" doll — a string of grisly deaths plague the asylum and Nica starts to wonder if maybe she isn't crazy after all. Andy (Alex Vincent), Chucky's now-grown-up nemesis from the original Child's Play, races to Nica's aid. But to save her he'll have to get past Tiffany (Oscar-nominee Jennifer Tilly), Chucky's long-ago bride, who will do anything, no matter how deadly or depraved, to help her beloved devil doll.

From the 1988 classic to the guilty pleasure sequels, I continue to enjoy this evil doll franchise!

[I viewed the Unrated Version.]

This 7th Child’s Play installment continues Curse of Chucky’s story and offers a brief recap—but ideally one would see Curse before moving on to this. Andy (Alex Vincent; Child’s Play 1-2, Curse of Chucky) continues to live a tortured life. With now scores of victims in the wake of his childhood killer that has gone uncaught for over 30 years, Andy’s social life has been reduced to spending weekends chatting up and torturing the severed head of an undying Good Guy Doll that taunts him to no end. Even with proof that Chucky (Brad Dourif; The Hazing, Dune, Curse of Chucky) is a “living” possessed doll, no one believes him, passing it off as a clever stunt.

Meanwhile, after being diagnosed a schizophrenic and electro-shocked in a mental institution for four years, Nica (Fiona Dourif; True Blood, Curse of Chucky, The Master) has been tutored by psychiatrists that Chucky was just a fantasy masking her mass murder of her family. But her grasp on reality is taunted as Good Guy Dolls seem to improbably find their way into her psychiatric facility: appearing her group therapy sessions, mailed packages and even from a gift from a strange visitor (Jennifer Tilly; Bride of Chucky, Seed of Chucky, Curse of Chucky).

Unlike Curse, which demonstrated a tactful restraint before revealing Chucky, this movie dives right into the deep end using Curse as the diving board. Because of the story continuity with Andy and Nica’s recent experiences, the mystique of the possessed doll gets skipped entirely.

Brad Dourif continues to please fans voicing Chucky (as he has for the entire franchise), and Fiona nails some good scenes (those that were written well, anyway). Their performances along the loving direction of Don Mancini (Curse of Chucky, Seed of Chucky)—who took part in writing all of the Child's Play franchise installments and several related short films—make this another entertaining contribution to the series after the campy Bride of Chucky (1998) and Seed of Chucky (2004). After the outlandishly farcical events and pacing of the 4th and 5th movies, Curse dialed things back only for Cult to return us to insanity! Whereas Curse boasted a serious poker face (with a reasonable story) and a return to the old-fashioned malevolence that could make homicidal dolls menacing again, Cult is reintroducing us to Chucky’s sadistic sense of humor and the franchise’s historical tendency for lunacy.

Maybe this movie is going too far off the deep end again much like Bride and Seed. The third act is incredibly zany and the dialogue takes a very campy shift. Many of the lines and death scenes were over the top, but I enjoyed them anyway. My favorites were the broken glass death and the two (yes, two) extremely gory head-stomping scenes. When things start to feel a bit silly, the gore keeps our interest. And as with Curse, the production quality was solid, including some decent cinematography. As for the Chucky effects, I really enjoyed the range of facial expressions (as with Curse).

Cult ties in perfectly to Curse and then leaves the potential for an infinite supply of sequels. Although, I’m not so sure as to how many we’ll get. Whether Mancini continues to back them or we get a big budget reboot/remake for theatrical release, I’ll be on board!

I enjoyed this film overall. I think that it's a visually refined product that breaks new territory, offers lots of gore to the genera lover, only with the franchise's own uniquely comical spin. And of course the star of the show is the same Chucky I've grown to love. Those things said, the film is less scary than confounding. It keeps the viewer wondering where it's going, and why. For any story to do this is fine, but a it's a different direction for this particular franchise. There's enough humor included for those of us who liked the genera's delve into comedy (to all you Seed of Chucky haters out there - lighten up), and minor moments of suspense for those of us who loved the original film as well, but the suspense is only very minor. I think my biggest gripe about the film is that it isn't self-contained. The movie sets up another film without concluding the story being told. When these films are coming out three to seven years apart, ending on a cliffhanger is kinda more scary than the film itself. Will everyone in the cast still be alive whenever they finally do get around to making the next movie? Will there be a next movie? Making this one the way they did was a risky choice, and the audience is left in an awkward place of not necessarily being dissatisfied, but certainly somewhat discontented. "Where's the resolution? Coming out in five years (maybe)? Bummer." I'm still glad I bought the film for my collection, and I strongly recommend any lovers of the Child's Play franchise out there purchase it. It's worth having in the collection. I look forward to seeing where things go from here.

Not what I was expecting at all. I was a big fan of the first one in '88 and some of the sequels. I like Don Manicini and have seen the interviews he's given on Chucky, behind the scenes, etc. and have always enjoyed them. I'm a big fan of bringing back original characters in film sequels and having Alex Vincent back as Andy was great. Only wish Catherine Hicks and Chris Sarandon were in it too. Don't want to give away all the details but I'll say I was pleasantly surprised. They all did a good job with their parts and the special effects & story were good as well.

Somehow both True to its Roots and also refreshingly new. It makes me excited for what's to come.Yes. A couple cringey acting moments where the cast seems to be a mix of self-aware and blase'. But aside from that, it's all awesome. From Fiona Douriff shining, to extremely rewarding-for-the-series scenes at beginning and end, it's legit.A jumped a couple times and laughed just as much as expected in a Chucky flick. Great stuff.

I don't understand how polarized this movie's collective viewer reaction has been. From my standpoint, (the standpoint of a long-time Chucky franchise fan), writer/director Don Mancini has triumphed in his continued attempt the refresh this saga. While I certainly agree that if this is your FIRST exposure to a Chucky movie you are bound to have a multitude of questions, who ever said that the seventh installment in a horror franchise had to fully inform every "Johnny-come-lately" as to the course of action? This movie should motivate those who aren't familiar with Chucky to go back and watch every installment, THEN they can understand and be involved. Don Mancini's first directorial attempt with "Seed of Chucky" was and remains equally polarizing. But even tracing the growth of his skill as a director from "Seed" to "Curse" to "Cult" lent an added kick for me. Technically, the color palette contrasts stark, neutral backgrounds with vivid hues on Chucky, Tiffany, and the blood that's spilled throughout, which creates a highly stylized look unlike any other Chucky movie. And I can only hope this movie generates enough profit and demand for the next chapter which, I predict, would also play out as another welcome departure from the otherwise cookie-cutteresque genre of the horror sequel.